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A 5 page paper examining the minor women in Kate Chopin’s late work. Madame Lebrun is not “invisible” but is diminished in significance through her “impertinence” and failure to see others accurately. Young black women in the employ of white or Creole women are just invisible, to the point that Chopin does not even name them. Madame Antoine is not totally invisible in the manner of the others, but Edna accepts her thoughtfulness without a glimmer of gratitude. It appears that Chopin’s own experiences and society as it existed at the end of the 19th century when Chopin was writing colored her own view and use of women of color. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSchopinAwake.rtf
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Kate Chopin (1850-1904) wrote at a time when controversy in many areas was only mildly accepted and was looked on with scandal when it took a Chopin form.
Recognized today as one of the first true feminist writers, Chopins characters illustrate the nature of societys view of married women. One such comment comes from Leonce, who says,
"You are burnt beyond recognition, he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of property which has suffered some damage" (Chopin 2).
Much of Chopins novel hinges on Ednas relative invisibility to her husband, but Edna may not realize that she treats other women in the same way.
Those important to her purposes and those who can assist her socially she would never treat in such a manner, but others - those who can provide no service
aside from some immediate chore - she regards no more highly than her own husband regards her. Invisibility Women - wives, rather -
were considered to be little more than a mans property in the late 19th century when Chopin wrote. This was particularly true in Chopins native South, and the tradition
is reflected in The Awakening. No woman could have any greater calling than to be a good wife and mother. In fact, that was the only purpose of
women at all. Education was wasted on them; all they needed to know was how to manage the households that their husbands would provide them. Madame Lebrun
This Creole woman is the proprietor of the "resort" at which the Pontelliers intend to spend their summer. "She was a fresh, pretty woman,
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